Esowan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Esowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Esowan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Esowan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Esowan is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esowan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Esowan are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Esowan is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Esowan is most prevalent in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essowan925/
Esowane921/
Gesowan921/
Esowanne867/
Esawan836/
Osowan832/
Asowan831/
Esoban831/
Esowwanne801/
Esiawan7713/
Osoiwan7713/
Gesuwan778/
Isowane775/
Gesawan773/
Esawang772/
Easuwan771/
Osiowan771/
Escovan771/
Assowan771/
Eadsuwan712/
Ahasowan711/
Etsawang711/
Hetsuwan711/
Hassowan711/
Ashohwan711/
Isuwan6762/
Asawan6743/
Isawan6729/
Esabon6727/
Ezewan6713/
Osawan6711/
Esaban6710/
Esuban675/
Esubon674/
Esobon673/
Izewan672/
Heetsuwan672/
Esawon671/
Ezowam671/
Ejawan671/
Osewan671/
Ijowan671/
Ysoban671/
Azewan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Esowan
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